BRISBANE members have lost faith in the club’s board, do not want Bob Sharpless as chairman and oppose the move to Springfield.

However it appears it is the club’s failure to satisfactorily explain the motives behind the Springfield proposal and the lack of transparency in the selection process and not the location that is the cause of much of the angst and uncertainty felt by fans.

The Springfield proposal is the emotional trigger behind the widespread unrest that once again has Brisbane at crisis point but it is the disconnect between the club and its fans — revealed by a poll from supporter group The Lions’ Roar — that should send shock waves through the Gabba and AFL House.

The majority of the 886 respondents were members with full voting rights which suggests neither Sharpless or the Springfield proposal would survive a vote at the AGM in November.

Sharpless has failed to win over the members with 449 respondents, or 52 per cent of those polled, saying they did not support him and another 304 were undecided. Only 99 backed him.

The Lions did not comment last night.

The AFL have received the poll results but were also unwilling to comment. There is a strong feeling that the players need better facilities with more than 74 per cent wanting a move away from the Gabba.

More than 53 per cent of respondents opposed the move to Springfield, 13 per cent supported it and 32 were undecided.

The high number of members who were unable to form an opinion on Springfield is due to a perception the club has kept its fans in the dark about the proposal.

Over 80 per cent, or 717 voters, felt the board's reasoning behind the push had not been explained sufficiently and about the same number felt the process to select the venue lacked transparency.

However 358 voters said they might support the move if a new process was undertaken.

There remains 301 hardliners who are deadset against it.

The poll also revealed the fans have trust issues with the board with only 25 per cent saying they were satisfied the directors were acting in the best interests of the club.

More than 31 per cent said they didn’t trust the board and 42 per cent were undecided.

Of those who answered the eight questions on the survey, 62 per cent were members of the Lions with full voting rights, another 62 voters were members but admitted to being unsure of their voting rights and 70 were members without voting rights.

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